20 October 2011
IEA Publishes Report on Carbon Emissions from Fuel Combustion
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The report notes that while Annex I countries emissions were reduced in 2009 due to the financial crisis, non-Annex I emissions grew, and early indications from 2010 indicate that carbon dioxide emissions increased across the board.

18 October 2011: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published the report “CO₂ Emissions from Fuel Combustion – 2011 Highlights,” which aims to provide input to the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, at the end of 2011.

Cautioning that energy consumption in 2009, the last year of analysis, was reduced by the global financial crisis, the report notes that emission levels for countries participating in the Kyoto Protocol were 14.7% lower than 1990 levels, and that global emissions decreased 1.5%. Overall, however, non-Annex I countries increased their emissions, while Annex I countries emissions were reduced, with changes not being equal across fuels, regions or sectors. It also notes that early indications from 2010 indicate that carbon dioxide emissions increased across the board.

The report contains sections on overall IEA emissions estimates, indicators, geographical total, summary emissions tables, and the global total emissions. [Publication: CO₂ Emissions from Fuel Combustion – 2011 Highlights] [Emissions Tables in Excel Format]